Forking Tasty

Does Vancouver Have A Good Burger?

Vera’s Burger Shack, Vancouver from Anthony Anello on Vimeo.

Diabetic Blood Sugar Count
Pre-meal: 108 | Post-meal (1 hour): 176 | Insulin: 5 Units

The Burgers I have experienced in Vancouver have horrible but after talking to a few locals they confirmed my choices of burgers. My friend from the ship that lives in Vancouver directed me to Vera’s Burger Shack. It just happens to be in a short walking distance from the ship. To my surprise it was located in the heart of Vancouver’s Jazz Feast. Check out the video on how it all went down.

First Shawerma Since Iceland

Aladdin Cafe – Vancouver from Anthony Anello on Vimeo.

I was walking around Vancouver and was looking for something good and cheap to eat. I passed by the Aladdin Café and they had Shawerma, and I love Shawerma. I got the works and it really hit the spot. I met the owners and they come from Iraq and decorated the inside of the restaurant with items that represent their culture. The owners are very nice people and the food was good. I just wish I could have smoked the hooka but they were only for display.

Aladdins Shawerma Cafe

(778) 881-7916
Downtown
720 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z

Please Stick To The Crepes

Cafe Crepe, Vancouver from Anthony Anello on Vimeo.

I will tell you this, that is the last time I go into a crepe restaurant and get a hotdog and a burger. Seriously, what was I thinking in the first place? I’ll have to go back and get their crepes for breakfast. Cafe Crepe has to do better.

From a Earthquake at Our Feet to a Rumble in Our Tummies

Kelsey and I wanted to check out a Museum while in Quebec and got out early. The museum had an exhibit were you stand in a box that looks like a room in your house and it shakes to show you what an earthquake would feel like. Both of us live on the east coast so we have never felt a quake before. They let you feel the shake of a category 4, 5 and then 7…

Creamy Filling

The night before, we passed by a rare sighting of a restaurant that was not Italian or a crepe place. We made sure we took advantage of it the next night for dinner and went to Cotes a Cotes. What was intriguing is one of Kesley’s favorite apps spinach artichoke dip was on the outside menu.

“Bee”utiful Maple Syrup

Breakfast the second day was good. We walked a little away from downtown on St. Jean Street. We stepped outside the walls of the fortress to explore what else this city had to offer. The walls of the fortress surround downtown Quebec. There were more shops and restaurants; many of them were crepe brunch places.

Short Breads and a Warm Blanket

Kelsey and I wanted to take it easy tonight with dinner and found this nice little outside restaurant called Bistro Sous Le Fort. We ordered an appetizer, main and desert and shared it. Our waiter was a funny guy and kept us on our toes all night. There was a party going on at the apartment across the street from the restaurant. They were hanging out the windows singing American 80’s music. Sounded like a cool party…

Are Pancakes Crepes?

I was checking out a guidebook that I picked up at the airport for some good breakfast while in Quebec City. There was a place called Au Petit Coin Breton that said it was a Pancake Restaurant. So I was expecting some great big fluffy American pancakes, but no. In French Canadian land a pancake is a crepe.s…

Fondue Fakeout

It was a holiday weekend and I headed up to Quebec City to meet Kelsey for 3 days. The Eurodam had a rare double over night and we took advantage. Quebec City is a fun little town with lots of restaurants, galleries, bars, clubs, a huge fort, and a lot of shopping. It was a beautiful day to just walk around town and there are all these café and bistros with outside seating…